The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 19, 2045
Waxing Crescent
2.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:48 AM
7:08 PM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.1%
- Age
- 1.5 days
- Distance
- 405,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1510
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 0.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 16.45° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 163.45° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 26.4° / 149.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 18m / -17.22° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 316.48° / -1.39° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.06° / 2.67° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 161.30° / -0.88° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 259.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.